The Blackout Chords by U2

Tempo:
119.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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U2 - The Blackout chords
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[C#m]
[G]
[A]
[G] [A]
[Fm]
[D] [F]
[A] [F]
[C] [D] [A] [F]
[A] I'm glad I [F] saw one of [F#] those lights that [D] walked the earth, yeah
[A] [F] A
[Gm] [F] meteor [G] promises it's not [D] gonna hurt, [A] yeah
[Fm] [C]
[Gm] [D#] Earthquakes [Dm] always happen when you're in [Gm] bed
[D] [A] [F] [C]
[Gm] The house shakes, [Dm] maybe it was something [D] I said, yeah
[A] [F]
Yeah, [Em] ease it on me, [D] ease it on me, right now
[F] Yeah, [G] ease it on me, [D] ease it on me now
Well, [A] I [Dm] know you're so forgotten, that was what you were to see
[Em]
[A] Well, I know [Cm] I'm so true and forgot, [D] I thought [Cm] we could be [Dm] free
[Em]
Statues [D] fall, democracy [F] is flat on [D] its back, yeah
[A] [F] [C]
[Gm] We [C] had it all, and what we had is not [Bm] coming back, [D] [A] yeah
[G] [F] [C]
[D] [C#m] A big mouth says the people, [Am] they don't wanna [D] be free, for [A] [G] free
[F]
[C#m] The [G#] [E] blackout is just [F] an extinction [D] of what we [A] [G] see
[F]
[Dm] Yeah, [F] [C] ease it on me, [D] ease it on me, right
[F] now
[G] Yeah, ease it on me, [D] ease it on me now
[A] Well, I know [C] you're so forgotten, that [Dm] was what you were to [A] see
Well, I [C] know I'm so true and [D] forgot, I thought we could [C] be free
[A] Well, I know I'm [C]
[Am] so forgotten, [Em]
[A] [Em]
[C] that [A]
was what you were to see
[Am] Blackout, [A] it's [Am] clear, who you are, we're all there
No [B] fear, [A] so glad that [D] we are all here
When
[Gm] [Dm]
[A] the lights go [C] out, [F] oh, when [A] the lights go [Am] out, when [F] the lights
[D] When the lights go [C] out, so you should remind [D] the darkness [C] we all learn to see
When the lights go out, and the fear of the dark, [D] and what are we [C] doing here
[Em] When [A] the lights go [C] out
[Am] [Em] When [A] the lights go [C] out
[F] When [E]
[Am]
the lights go [F] out
[C#] [Am] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
F
134211111
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To learn U2 - The Blackout chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, D, A, Am, Em, A, C, A and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 120 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Minor.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
[A] I'm glad I [F] saw one of [F#] those lights that [D] walked the earth, yeah
[A] _ [F] A _
[Gm] _ _ [F] meteor _ [G] promises it's not [D] gonna hurt, _ [A] yeah
_ [Fm] _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ [D#] Earthquakes [Dm] always happen when you're in [Gm] bed
[D] _ _ [A] _ [F] _ [C] _
[Gm] The house shakes, [Dm] maybe it was something [D] I said, yeah
[A] _ [F] _ _
Yeah, _ _ [Em] ease it on me, [D] ease it on me, right now
[F] Yeah, _ _ [G] ease it on me, [D] ease it on me _ now
Well, [A] I _ [Dm] know you're so forgotten, that was what you were to see
[Em] _
[A] Well, I know [Cm] I'm so true and forgot, [D] I thought [Cm] we could be [Dm] free
[Em] _ _
Statues [D] fall, democracy [F] is flat on [D] its back, yeah
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Gm] We [C] had it all, and what we had is not [Bm] coming back, [D] _ [A] yeah
[G] _ [F] _ [C] _
[D] [C#m] A big mouth says the people, [Am] they don't wanna [D] be free, for _ [A] [G] free
[F] _
[C#m] The _ [G#] [E] blackout is just [F] an extinction [D] of what we _ [A] [G] see
[F] _ _
[Dm] Yeah, _ [F] _ [C] ease it on me, [D] ease it on me, right _ _
[F] now
_ _ [G] Yeah, ease it on me, [D] ease it on me now _
[A] Well, I know [C] _ _ you're so forgotten, that [Dm] was what you were to [A] see
Well, I [C] know I'm so true and [D] forgot, I thought we could [C] be _ free
[A] Well, I know I'm [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] so forgotten, _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ that _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ was what you were to see
[Am] Blackout, [A] it's [Am] clear, _ who you are, we're all there
_ _ No _ _ [B] fear, [A] _ so glad that [D] we are all _ here
When _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ the lights go [C] out, _ _ [F] oh, _ _ _ _ _ when [A] the lights go [Am] out, _ when [F] the _ _ lights
_ [D] When the lights go [C] out, so you should remind [D] the darkness [C] we all learn to see _
When the lights go out, and the fear of the dark, [D] and what are we [C] doing here
_ [Em] When [A] the lights go [C] out _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] When [A] the lights go [C] out _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ When _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
the lights go _ [F] out _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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